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The Kappa In Japanese Folklore

Kappas are legendary creatures that inhabit the rivers and waterways of Japan. They have beaked noses, shells on their back and a depression on their heads that holds water. Kappa are mischievous troublemakers. Their pranks range from the relatively innocent, such as loudly passing gas or looking up women's kimonos, to the more troublesome such as drowning swimmers and eating children. They feed on their victims by sucking their liver though their anus. They love cucumbers and if you write your name on a cucumber and throw it in the river, the kappa may be appeased by your gift and allow you to swim in peace.

February 19, 2009

Little Coraline and Her Cat

The cat yawned slowly, carefully, revealing a mouth and tongue of astounding pinkness. "Cats don't have names," it said.
"No?" said Coraline.
"No," said the cat. "Now, you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names."Coraline by Neil Gaiman c. 2002

The cat is finished as well. A much easier project than Coraline! I was worried Ivy might want a doll of her own, so was quite relieved when she asked for Cat.

Cat is made from black felt, with embroidered eyes and nose. He is sort of posable--his legs are thread jointed, which is sort of like button jointed without the buttons, which makes for a looser joint which works with this toy. He is about 8 inches from the tip of his ear to his toes. Coraline measures about 15 inches tall.

I feel as though my toymaking has taken a creative direction that I'm really enjoying. I'm considering focusing less on making clothing and more on this sort of thing.

Comments

Hello =)
About 2 weeks ago I found your post at http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=283731.0. It was about a little murloc and a night elf. And I really appreciated your work, so did my boyfriend. :)) His birthday is on the 24th of February and I'm not very good at making patterns. :( That would be so great if you still have a pattern of this murloc. Can you please answer at maybelater@yandex.ru.
Waiting for your reply. :)
Anna.